Sociology > Depression > Boston MA and Washington DC Eliminate Right to Contest Parking Tickets
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"Noon Cat Nick" |
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10 Nov 2007 04:05:34 PM |
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Boston MA and Washington DC Eliminate Right to Contest Parking Tickets |
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/20/2061.asp
In an attempt to stem the loss of revenue from motorists contesting
parking tickets, cities are effectively eliminating the traditional due
process rights of motorists to defend themselves at an impartial
hearing. By the end of next year, Washington, DC's Department of Motor
Vehicles (DMV) will not allow anyone who believes he unfairly received a
citation to have his day in an administrative hearing.
"DMV will complete the phase-out of in-person adjudication of parking
tickets in favor of mail-in and e-mail adjudication by December 2008,"
the Fiscal Year 2008 DMV plan states.
The move is intended to allow automated street sweeper parking ticket
machines to boost the number of infractions cited well beyond the 1.6
million currently handed out by meter maids. As one-third of those who
contest citations in the city are successful, the hearings cut
significantly into the $100 million in revenue tickets generate each year.
Under the DMV's plan, motorists will only be able to object to a ticket
by email or letter where city employees can ignore or reject letters in
bulk without affected motorists having any realistic recourse. That's
not good enough for residents like Emily Miller, who told us that being
able to present her case in person was essential. The Sunday school
teacher was found not guilty at an administrative DMV hearing in June of
driving with an open container of coffee. She was so thrilled with her
victory that she decided to fight a parking ticket issued to her in a
location where the parking signs were contradictory.
Motorists in many cities besides DC complain about unfair citations. So
far, Baltimore, Maryland's Inspector General has uncovered 10,000 bogus
parking tickets issued to innocent motorists. In Boston and other cities
in Massachusetts, motorists cannot challenge a $100 parking ticket in
court without first paying a $275 court fee. If found innocent, the
motorist does not receive a refund of the $275.
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| User: "BoredToTears" |
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| Title: Re: Boston MA and Washington DC Eliminate Right to Contest Parking Tickets |
10 Nov 2007 05:13:47 PM |
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On 10 Nov, 22:05, Noon Cat Nick <chatdemidiSPAMBEG...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/20/2061.asp
In an attempt to stem the loss of revenue from motorists contesting
parking tickets, cities are effectively eliminating the traditional due
process rights of motorists to defend themselves at an impartial
hearing. By the end of next year, Washington, DC's Department of Motor
Vehicles (DMV) will not allow anyone who believes he unfairly received a
citation to have his day in an administrative hearing.
"DMV will complete the phase-out of in-person adjudication of parking
tickets in favor of mail-in and e-mail adjudication by December 2008,"
the Fiscal Year 2008 DMV plan states.
The move is intended to allow automated street sweeper parking ticket
machines to boost the number of infractions cited well beyond the 1.6
million currently handed out by meter maids. As one-third of those who
contest citations in the city are successful, the hearings cut
significantly into the $100 million in revenue tickets generate each year.
Under the DMV's plan, motorists will only be able to object to a ticket
by email or letter where city employees can ignore or reject letters in
bulk without affected motorists having any realistic recourse. That's
not good enough for residents like Emily Miller, who told us that being
able to present her case in person was essential. The Sunday school
teacher was found not guilty at an administrative DMV hearing in June of
driving with an open container of coffee. She was so thrilled with her
victory that she decided to fight a parking ticket issued to her in a
location where the parking signs were contradictory.
Motorists in many cities besides DC complain about unfair citations. So
far, Baltimore, Maryland's Inspector General has uncovered 10,000 bogus
parking tickets issued to innocent motorists. In Boston and other cities
in Massachusetts, motorists cannot challenge a $100 parking ticket in
court without first paying a $275 court fee. If found innocent, the
motorist does not receive a refund of the $275.
String 'em up, it's the only language they understand.
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| User: "the_dawggie" |
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| Title: Re: Boston MA and Washington DC Eliminate Right to Contest Parking Tickets |
10 Nov 2007 04:35:11 PM |
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On Nov 11, 8:05 am, Noon Cat Nick <chatdemidiSPAMBEG...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Motorists in many cities besides DC complain about unfair citations. So
far, Baltimore, Maryland's Inspector General has uncovered 10,000 bogus
parking tickets issued to innocent motorists. In Boston and other cities
in Massachusetts, motorists cannot challenge a $100 parking ticket in
court without first paying a $275 court fee. If found innocent, the
motorist does not receive a refund of the $275.
I got one back in June or so. Faxed a copy of the ticket and my
resident parking permit, and all good ... even got an apology letter.
I'm not in the USA though, I drive on the left side of the road :-)
That said, parking tickets where I am can be issued by security
guards, council rangers, parking inspectors, police and prolly
a lot of other folk who don't know their arse from their elbow.
I think the State Debt Recovery Office folk are realizing this fact,
so "We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused"
I'm thinking some of the folk authorized to issue parking tickets
don't even have a drivers license, and are totally unaware of
ARRs (road rules here).
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| User: "David" |
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| Title: Re: Boston MA and Washington DC Eliminate Right to Contest Parking Tickets |
10 Nov 2007 04:40:25 PM |
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get a mailer
"Noon Cat Nick" <chatdemidiSPAMBEGONE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OWpZi.177568$Xa3.44128@attbi_s22...
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/20/2061.asp
In an attempt to stem the loss of revenue from motorists contesting
parking tickets, cities are effectively eliminating the traditional due
process rights of motorists to defend themselves at an impartial hearing.
By the end of next year, Washington, DC's Department of Motor Vehicles
(DMV) will not allow anyone who believes he unfairly received a citation
to have his day in an administrative hearing.
"DMV will complete the phase-out of in-person adjudication of parking
tickets in favor of mail-in and e-mail adjudication by December 2008," the
Fiscal Year 2008 DMV plan states.
The move is intended to allow automated street sweeper parking ticket
machines to boost the number of infractions cited well beyond the 1.6
million currently handed out by meter maids. As one-third of those who
contest citations in the city are successful, the hearings cut
significantly into the $100 million in revenue tickets generate each year.
Under the DMV's plan, motorists will only be able to object to a ticket by
email or letter where city employees can ignore or reject letters in bulk
without affected motorists having any realistic recourse. That's not good
enough for residents like Emily Miller, who told us that being able to
present her case in person was essential. The Sunday school teacher was
found not guilty at an administrative DMV hearing in June of driving with
an open container of coffee. She was so thrilled with her victory that she
decided to fight a parking ticket issued to her in a location where the
parking signs were contradictory.
Motorists in many cities besides DC complain about unfair citations. So
far, Baltimore, Maryland's Inspector General has uncovered 10,000 bogus
parking tickets issued to innocent motorists. In Boston and other cities
in Massachusetts, motorists cannot challenge a $100 parking ticket in
court without first paying a $275 court fee. If found innocent, the
motorist does not receive a refund of the $275.
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